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PODCAST Episode 202: A Family Horror Story (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 202: A Family Horror Story (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Census, Death Records, Documents, Federal Census, History, My Discoveries, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Show Notes

Wow, was this weekend big! Correcting one set of errors about my grand-aunt led me to find an absolutely horrific story about her, her husband, and her children. I’m telling it to you in all its gory glory, ruminating a bit on how my great-grandparents were responsible for parts of it, and drawing what genealogical … Read More “PODCAST Episode 202: A Family Horror Story (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 201: Using Genie Twitter to Build Community (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 201: Using Genie Twitter to Build Community (with transcript)
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Happy New Year, and welcome to Season 2! I meet so many people who have no idea about that which should not be a well-kept secret: Twitter is fantastic for genealogists! If you do the right things in the right ways (yes, of COURSE I’ll teach you those), you can build a community for yourself … Read More “PODCAST Episode 201: Using Genie Twitter to Build Community (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)
Accessible, Best Practices, Family Lore, Folklore, Holidays, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Show Notes, Tips and Tricks

We’re talking folklore again (a vital part of genealogy to this genealogist) but this time about the hardest gathering challenge of all: you vs. a room full of your family or friends at holiday celebrations. I’ll tell you about my first folklore gathering assignment at age 18, which was me vs. an Irish folk band … Read More “PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Find-a-Grave, How To, Latter-Day Saints, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes

So, Latter-Day Saints, your family history is all done, right? WRONG!!! Not only can you work on your tree more (another nag for another day), you can use your special powers in Ancestry to benefit non-Church researchers. You can transfer their ancestors, and all of the research attached to them, from Ancestry to FamilySearch using … Read More “PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 29: The Family Cookbook – Gingerbread Waffles

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PODCAST Episode 29: The Family Cookbook – Gingerbread Waffles
Ancestry, Family Cookbook, Family Lore, Folklore, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe

It’s Autumn, but who needs Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING when you can join me and our Midwest Food Correspondent, Rick Leonard of An American Genealogy for an old family recipe – Gingerbread Waffles. And because they’re homemade, YOU control the spice! We talk a bit about the value of food in the Progressive movement of the … Read More “PODCAST Episode 29: The Family Cookbook – Gingerbread Waffles” »

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PODCAST Episode 28: Interview with Amy Johnson Crow – Indexing and Arbitration

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PODCAST Episode 28: Interview with Amy Johnson Crow – Indexing and Arbitration
Arbitration, Birth Records, Census, Death Records, Documents, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Find-a-Grave, Indexing, Ko-Fi, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Reclaim the Records

Have you ever wondered where all of those digitized versions of birth records, census pages, or city directories come from? Well, there is no Genealogy Stork. While quite a few organizations provide opportunities and services, the primary way that records are turned from physical page to scanned image to searchable electronic data is a process … Read More “PODCAST Episode 28: Interview with Amy Johnson Crow – Indexing and Arbitration” »

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PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)
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Ancestry’s Summer of Pain seems to have ended, but what does Autumn look like? And have they left us in the Winter of our discontent? They’re answering their phones again, the screens seem more stable, but their primary new feature, Potential Parents, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing for any genealogist who wants to use … Read More “PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 26: The Family Cookbook – Emily’s Casserole

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PODCAST Episode 26: The Family Cookbook – Emily’s Casserole
Biography, Documents, Family Cookbook, Family Lore, Folklore, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe

Family ties, a slight genealogical mystery, a discussion of privilege, 19th and 20th-century classism in Midwestern America, and the value of comfort food all converge in this week’s episode of The Family Cookbook. And, we welcome our new Food Correspondent, Rick Leonard of An American Genealogy! Rick shares with us the backstory of a family … Read More “PODCAST Episode 26: The Family Cookbook – Emily’s Casserole” »

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PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, BeenVerified, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Show Notes, Shrubbing

Have you ever looked someone up on one of those reverse-phone-number sites to see who the heck is calling you at 2am? Did you know that those sites, and the apps that go with them, are great for genealogy? In this episode I’ll discuss my favorite, BeenVerified, and how I use it to find generations … Read More “PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)” »

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